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To encourage and assist West Edmonton business by providing a proactive voiceTue, 22 May 2018 22:12:57 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.10WeBA Breakfast with Gerald Tostowaryk May 15thhttp://weba.org/weba-breakfast-with-gerald-tostowaryk-may-15th/
http://weba.org/weba-breakfast-with-gerald-tostowaryk-may-15th/#respondMon, 07 May 2018 22:37:19 +0000http://weba.org/?p=1714WeBA Networking Breakfast Meetings are open to members and non-members, the WeBA networking breakfasts are an excellent opportunity to network, hear educational speakers, and to share in each other’s success. Join us on May 15th when our guest speaker will be Gerald Tostowaryk

Our May 15th topic is: “The Right Location, The Right Space, The Right Price – How to Negotiate Your Lease”
Office space can be one of the largest expenses your company may have. In fact, getting a better deal on your lease can create the additional cash flow to take you from just surviving to perhaps thriving. No lease is “standard”, everything is negotiable … join us on May 15th to learn some of the common errors and oversights in commercial leasing, along with a few hidden gems that might be quite surprising.

About Gerald Tostowaryk Starting his real estate journey in 1991, spending his first six years in residential real estate before making the move to commercial real estate sales and leasing. Along the way Gerald was a Broker and was an Alberta Real Estate Association approved instructor for many years, instructing the Real Estate Licencing Course as well as some continuous education courses.

Gerald holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation from the CCIM Institute as well as the Fellow of the Real Estate Institute and the Certified Leasing Officer designations from REIC.

Currently an associate broker with Century 21 Urban Realty and President of the Edmonton chapter of the Real Estate Institute of Canada (REIC) Gerald is also an instructor for the REIC national organization, instructing the Ethics course and soon the Legal Issues course.

About our VenueRelax and be ensured that when planning a special occasion or business event at our newly rebranded Coast West Edmonton Hotel & Conference Centre located in the heart of Edmonton’s bustling West End, you and your guests can choose from 172 guestrooms and 11,000 sq. ft. of meeting space that offer natural daylight including 2 main ballrooms, six flexible and adjacent breakout rooms, plus a small boardroom suitable for groups of all sizes anywhere from 5 to 450 guests. For more details visitwww.coastwestedmontonhotel.com or connect with our expert Sales Teamsubin.menon@coasthotels.com and T.champagne@coasthotels.com.

Download 2018 Golf registration & Sponsorship forms by clicking on the images to right and left.

If you were a Sponsor in 2017 that same spot will be held for you until March 15th, please contact our office to confirm your 2018 participation.

The last three years in a row we have been completely sold out.

Send in your registration and sponsorship requests now!

Members save $20 by registering before April 17th, 2018 at 5pm and get entered for a chance to win the early bird draw of a $200 Gift Card to Sport Chek!
Compliments of: Gerald Tostowaryk, Century 21 Urban Realty

Chrysalis has been a long time member of WeBA adding its support to the west Edmonton business community, as well as serving its own clients.

Chrysalis is a not for profit organization that offers personalized services helping thousands of people with disabilities to receive training, develop life and vocational skills, find employment, discover volunteer opportunities, and realize a better quality of life.

Please help us support Chrysalis this year by supporting our events and mixers as well as directly where you can.

We have started our Featured Member articles. If you are interested in having your company featured in our weekly newsletter, which is distributed to over 700 Edmonton business

contacts, please contact Jim for more details.

Comments or Suggestions

We’re always looking for ways to improve the value of your membership. If you have any ideas for the business association in general, or any area within the association specifically, we are open to feedback and suggestions!

In response to any of the above, please contact our Executive Director Jim Wooley at the WeBA office at 780-455-9322 or by email at jim@weba.org

Remember the WeBA office is located in the offices of:

Scollard Maintenance at 17808 107 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 1J1

Phone and fax numbers are the same.

Thanks to Jeff Miller and Jarrid Holscher at Scollard Maintenance for making this opportunity available. Please check out their services at http://www.scollardmaintenance.ca/

WeBA is dedicated to the continued growth and success of businesses in West Edmonton. We are committed to helping businesses achieve growth and success by providing networking opportunities, forums to hear about your successes, opinions and concerns, and education sessions.

You’ve had a computer and used it for years. What more is there to know? Do you feel like you only use 10% of a program? Do you do things the same way all the time? Do you have time to learn something new?

In this brief presentation Connie (who has been teaching for over 25 years) will share with us the Top 10 Tips for computers that she has seen her students love and appreciate in her training classes. She will talk about everything from Microsoft Office to file management, security & smart phones. If you think you can use a tip or 2 on computers, please join us.

Connie is the owner of Mission Computers, a computer training company that she started in 1991.

It is Connie’s love for teach and helping others maximize their technology that has made her successful in the business for over 25 years. As part of the Computer Education industry she is always excited to learn new things and take on new challenges. One of Connie’s goals with her customers is to to help people manage their data in an effective and efficient way so that they take charge of their computer and gain time. Give her a problem with your data or information process and she will welcome the chance to help you solve it. Her students ‘trust her’ and are constantly amazed by all of her knowledge and patience.Connie has taught and consulted on Excel, QuickBooks, Outlook, Maximizer and PowerPoint, Social Media and much more throughout the years. She has taught hundreds of companies and thousands of students.

In seminar you will be provided with insight into the three stages of winning a grant: find, meet, write. Join us and learn how your company can win its first grant.

David Kincade – President, Alberta Business Grants

David Kincade brings a strong background in government grants. He is an expert in political process, having spent nearly a decade studying politics and working directly with politicians. This background provides clients with deep insight into why the government wants to invest in certain ideas and not others.

His career highlights include four years at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, where he held positions in the research department and as the executive assistant to the leader of the official opposition. He worked as an executive director in the agriculture sector, dealing with federal, provincial, and municipal governments. David has worked on several large and small-scale projects that have navigated through the governmental process – regulatory, environmental, public, media, legislative, and bureaucratic channels. David has helped his clients receive over $2 million in government funding.

He has instructed political science students at the University of British Columbia, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Grant MacEwan University. He speaks French and holds a Master’s degree in Canadian Politics specializing in media and public opinion.

Chrysalis has been a long time member of WeBA adding its support to the west Edmonton business community, as well as serving its own clients.

Chrysalis is a not for profit organization that offers personalized services helping thousands of people with disabilities to receive training, develop life and vocational skills, find employment, discover volunteer opportunities, and realize a better quality of life.

Please help us support Chrysalis this year by supporting our events and mixer as well as directly where you can.

Edmonton’s LRT system has be a hot topic for the better part of the last decade. The proposed addition of the West Valley Line has been highly contested by residents and seems to be back in the spotlight. This new infrastructure will provide service to downtown from as far west as Lewis Estates and proceed East on 87 Ave, head north on 156 Street and then continue East on Stony Plain Road. The increased capacity of the LRT will allow greater quantities of people to move to and from downtown locations such as the U of A, MacEwan University, and Rogers Place. WeBA is interested in your thoughts on the Valley West Line! Please drop us a line at transportation@weba.org

One of the biggest challenges your members probably face on a regular basis is striving to communicate effectively with each person you encounter. This session will help address that challenge.

Whether it’s with the clients that come onto the site, internal or external customers, suppliers, employees, co-workers, friends or family, communicating with one another effectively is not only an ever evolving challenge; it is one that impedes business productivity, business growth, personal happiness, and customer service.

This session will help attendees discover:

The four different personality types each of us encounters daily

How to effectively communicate with each personality type

How to adjust to different personality types

How to identify your own personality type and also:

How adjusting to each personality type can have a major (positive) impact on your organization, your employees, and even on your personal life

]]>http://weba.org/corey-poirier-communications-workshop-free-for-weba-members/feed/0Member highlight – Qualico Developments West Ltd.http://weba.org/member-highlight-qualico-developments-west-ltd/
http://weba.org/member-highlight-qualico-developments-west-ltd/#respondFri, 21 Apr 2017 21:58:15 +0000http://weba.org/?p=642Since 1951, Qualico Developments West Ltd. has become one of the largest privately owned, vertically integrated real estate development companies in western Canada that includes single and multi-family housing, residential land acquisition and development, commercial and industrial development, property management, as well as building supplies and manufacturing. Qualico is a socially conscious organization, and the passion they have for their developments extends to the communities in which they work. They are proud supporters of arts and culture, sustainability, and local charities.